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Ketogenic Dieting clinical trials
Below are recruiting ketogenic dieting clinical trials, each written for real people, not researchers. We’re tracking 52 recruiting studies, each written for real people, not researchers, below.
Recruiting studies
- NCT06850493Recruiting
Ketogenic Diet Before Weight-Loss Surgery
This study tests whether following a ketogenic diet (a low-carb, high-fat eating plan) before weight loss surgery can improve your health and recovery. You will be asked to follow the diet for a few weeks before your scheduled Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Veldhoven, North BrabantAges 18–65 - NCT07117903Recruiting
Ketogenic diet follow-up study in Shanghai
This study follows up with people who completed the first Zhongshan Ketogenic Diet Study in 2025. It looks at the long-term effects of the diet. You may be eligible if you live in Shanghai and took part in the earlier study.
Shanghai, Shanghai MunicipalityAges 18–60 - NCT07672691Recruiting
How diet affects gut health and inflammation
This study looks at how different types of food (fats, carbs, protein) affect your gut bacteria, inflammation, and metabolism. It may help understand how diet can improve health.
KrakowAges 18–60 - NCT07602270Recruiting
How a Ketogenic Diet Affects Alcohol in Your Body
This study tests whether eating a ketogenic diet (very low carb, high fat) changes how your body processes alcohol. Researchers will have you follow a special diet and then measure your body's response to controlled amounts of alcohol in a lab setting.
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAges 21–50 - NCT03991897Recruiting
Keto diet to treat early arm swelling after lymph node removal
This study tests whether a ketogenic (keto) diet can reduce arm lymphedema (swelling) that started within the last year after lymph node removal. It aims to improve swelling by changing the body’s metabolism.
LeuvenAges 18 years+ - NCT06081426Recruiting
Ketogenic diet for bipolar disorder brain study
This study looks at how a ketogenic diet (very low carb, high fat) might affect brain function in people with bipolar disorder. Participants will follow the diet and have brain scans and blood tests to see how it helps mood and energy levels.
Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaAges 18–40 - NCT06949891Recruiting
Keto diet for acromegaly
This trial tests if a ketogenic (very low-carb) diet can help lower IGF-I levels in people with acromegaly who are already on stable medication. If you have acromegaly and your IGF-I levels are still above normal despite treatment, this diet might offer an additional way to manage your condition.
RotterdamAges 18 years+ - NCT06115265Recruiting
Ketogenic diet study for prediabetes and weight loss
This trial tests whether a ketogenic diet can help people with prediabetes or high blood sugar improve their health and lose weight. You eat very low-carb, high-fat foods to see if it lowers your blood sugar and reduces your risk of developing diabetes.
Albuquerque, New MexicoAges 18 years+ - NCT05799768Enrolling by invitation
Ketogenic diet for rheumatoid arthritis symptoms and inflammation
This study tests whether a very low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet can improve rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It’s designed for people whose RA treatment is already stable and who are not currently using a keto diet or certain medicines.
Oklahoma City, OklahomaAges 18–65 - NCT06715436Recruiting
Ketogenic diet for multiple sclerosis
This study tests whether a ketogenic diet can help people with multiple sclerosis. You would follow a special high-fat, low-carb diet for a period, and the researchers will check its effects on your symptoms and overall health.
PaviaAges 18–60 - NCT06894004Recruiting
Ketogenic diet and cholesterol study
This study looks at why a ketogenic diet can raise cholesterol. You'll follow a controlled keto diet for two weeks, and researchers will measure how your body processes fats.
St Louis, MissouriAges 18–39 - NCT06081543Recruiting
Ketogenic vs. Mixed Diet for Heart Failure
This study compares a ketogenic (low-carb, high-fat) diet to a standard mixed diet in people with heart failure. It aims to see if the ketogenic diet can improve heart function and symptoms.
Columbus, OhioAges 18–80 - NCT03509571Recruiting
Keto diet to support recovery after spinal cord injury
This trial studies whether a ketogenic (keto) diet can improve movement recovery after spinal cord injury. It may help your body’s healing and brain/spinal cord recovery, but you must meet specific health and safety requirements.
Columbus, OhioAges 19–60 - NCT06503809Recruiting
Ketogenic diet study for type 1 diabetes
This study tests if a very low-carb (ketogenic) diet is safe and helps control blood sugar in people with type 1 diabetes. You would follow the diet for a period and use a continuous glucose monitor to track your levels.
St Louis, MissouriAges 18–65 - NCT05938322Recruiting
Ketogenic diet during pelvic cancer radiation treatment
This trial studies whether a very low-carbohydrate (ketogenic) diet can be followed safely while you receive neoadjuvant radiation for locally advanced rectal cancer. It may help researchers understand effects related to nutrition and treatment tolerance during radiation.
RomeAges 18–75 - NCT05477212Recruiting
Study gut leakiness in obesity and fatty liver with a ketogenic diet
This study looks at “gut permeability,” sometimes called intestinal leakiness, in people with obesity and fatty liver disease. It tests whether a ketogenic (very low-carb) diet changes gut leakiness and fatty liver measurements.
Castellana Grotte, BARIAges 18–65 - NCT04274179RecruitingPhase 3
Ketogenic diet for children with new childhood absence seizures
This trial tests whether a high-fat, low-carbohydrate (ketogenic) diet can reduce absence seizures in children who are newly diagnosed. It may help some kids by changing how the brain uses energy, but participation requires close diet monitoring and follow-up.
Baltimore, MarylandAges 3–12 - NCT06325644Recruiting
Ketogenic diet for polycystic kidney disease
This study tests whether a ketogenic diet can slow the progression of polycystic kidney disease in adults who are at risk for rapid decline. You'll follow a carefully planned low-carb, high-fat diet to see if it helps protect your kidneys.
Columbus, OhioAges 18–65 - NCT07524244Recruiting
Ketogenic and carnivore diets for IBD and rheumatoid arthritis
This study tests whether special diets (ketogenic or carnivore/meat-based) can help reduce inflammation and symptoms in people with inflammatory bowel disease or rheumatoid arthritis. You'll follow dietary guidelines for 3 weeks, then continue in the study while researchers track how you respond.
Charlottesville, VirginiaAges 18–64 - NCT06540703Recruiting
Ketogenic diet and brain health in anorexia recovery
This study tests whether a ketogenic (high-fat, low-carb) diet affects brain function in people who have recovered from anorexia nervosa. It aims to see if this diet could help improve eating disorder symptoms.
San Diego, CaliforniaAges 18–45 - NCT06308757Recruiting
Studying a very low calorie keto diet for fatty liver disease with scarring
This trial tests whether a very low calorie ketogenic diet (a strict low-carb, high-fat diet) can help people with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) who have liver scarring. Participants will follow this diet for a year and have two liver biopsies to see if their liver health improves.
BolognaAges 18 years+ - NCT07574671Recruiting
Ketogenic Diet Study for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
This study tests whether a ketogenic diet (high fat, low carb) can help change the environment around breast cancer tumors in ways that might slow cancer growth. You'll follow the diet for several months while researchers monitor your health and take measurements.
San Antonio, TexasAges 18 years+ - NCT05884723Recruiting
Ketogenic diet before liver surgery for fatty liver
This trial tests whether a ketogenic (very low-carb) diet before liver surgery can reduce fat in the liver. It is aimed at people with colorectal liver metastases who already have fatty liver seen on scans or biopsy.
London, OntarioAges 18 years+ - NCT06000774Recruiting
Therapeutic Ketogenic Diet for Anorexia Nervosa
This study tests whether a therapeutic ketogenic diet (a very low-carb, high-fat eating plan) can help people with anorexia nervosa, including those who have recently recovered their weight and those who are still underweight. The diet may help improve brain function and reduce eating disorder symptoms.
San Diego, CaliforniaAges 18–45
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Common questions
- Are there clinical trials for ketogenic dieting?
- Yes. Clin2 currently lists 52 recruiting ketogenic dieting studies from the U.S. registry, each rewritten for real people, not researchers, so you can see what it’s testing and who it’s for.
- How do I know if I qualify for a ketogenic dieting trial?
- Each study lists its eligibility criteria — rules about age, diagnosis, and prior treatments. On every Clin2 trial page we explain these in words written for real people and offer a short, optional pre-screen for a fit read. The study team makes the final decision.
- Does it cost anything to join a ketogenic dieting trial?
- Using Clin2 is always free. Many trials cover the cost of the study treatment and related visits; some reimburse travel. The study team explains exactly what’s covered before you decide.
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